Constraint-induced movement therapy for upper extremities in people with stroke

Background In people who have had a stroke, upper limb paresis affects many activities of daily life. Reducing disability is therefore a major aim of rehabilitative interventions. Despite preserving or recovering movement ability after stroke, sometimes people do not fully realise this ability in their everyday activities. Constraint‐induced movement therapy (CIMT) is an approach to stroke rehabilitation that involves the forced use and massed...